Bubblewrap before 0.1.3 sets the PR_SET_DUMPABLE flag, which might allow local users to gain privileges by attaching to the process, as demonstrated by sending commands to a PrivSep socket.
References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93542 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/107 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2017-02-14T10:57:01

Reserved: 2016-10-13T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-8659

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.720

Modified: 2017-02-16T14:38:25.447


Link: CVE-2016-8659

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